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Microsoft Ripoff!

Anonymous
2022-12-17T16:35:22+00:00

What a racket. Buy and download an upgrade that won't run and is non-refundable. What a joke.

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  1. Neil D 33,495 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-12-18T15:26:26+00:00

    From what I can gather the error code relates to a security protocol in Windows 7 that is disabled by default.

    Look at the first answer Media Creation Tool - error code 0X80072F8F - 0X20000 - Microsoft Community

    and it refers to Update to enable TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 as default secure protocols in WinHTTP in Windows - Microsoft Support

    It could also be that because Windows 7 is out of support the Media Creation Tool no longer works. Did you try selecting Update now at Download Windows 10 (microsoft.com)

    There are other ways of getting an ISO image file, by using TechBench by WZT (v4.1.1) (rg-adguard.net) or using

    Rufus Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    You will need to either create a boot USB for Windows 7 or mount the image file in Windows Explorer, either way you would need to be able to run setup from Windows Explorer.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-12-18T14:32:12+00:00

    Desktop PC, all specs are okay.

    Downloaded "Media Creation Tool22H2"

    Error code: 0x80072F8F-0x20000

    Thanks.

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  3. Neil D 33,495 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-12-17T17:17:13+00:00

    Did you check if the Windows 7 device was supported to run Windows 10. What errors do you get when you try the upgrade and what method are you using to perform the upgrade?

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-12-17T17:09:21+00:00

    Windows10, upgrading from 7.

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  5. Neil D 33,495 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-12-17T16:58:05+00:00

    What upgrade are you talking about?

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